Crosssystem log file analysis for hypothesis testing

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Cross-system log file analysis for hypothesis
testing

• Christian Glahn
• Open University of the Netherlands

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Do we meet our goals?
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Providing Freedom of Choice and personalised
learning Paths
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Is learning different?
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... Or is it just a different system?
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Normalise the use of different systems
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Analyse the learners actions
... And the tools they use
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Learner Actions

• Accesses to the systems
• Active users and Drop-outs
• Independent user sessions
• Tool usage
• Frequency of usage per user
• Session structure
• Changes in session structure and frequency over
  time

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System Tools

• TENCompetence PCM

• Moodle

• Registration
• Action
• Assessment
• Competencedevelopmentplan
• Competenceprofile
• Competences
• Item
• Resource
• User
• ?

• Course enrol
• ?
• Assignment
• Course
• n/a
• n/a
• ?
• Resource
• User
• Forum

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Map hypothesises to actions and tools

• Effectiveness

• Quality

• Session structure
• User activity

• Active users Drop-outs
• Frequency of usage per user

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• Christian Glahn (christian . glahn _at_ ou . nl)
• Marcus Specht, Judith Schoonenboom, Henk Sligte,
  Ayman Moghnieh, Davinia Hernández-Leo, Krassen
  Stefanov, Ruud Lemmers, Rob Koper